Essentials of Information Technology 1BESC104E-204E
Course Code: 1BESC104E-204E
Credits: 03
CIE Marks: 50
SEE Marks: 50
Total Marks: 100
Exam Hours: 03
Total Hours of Pedagogy: 40H
Teaching Hours/Weeks: [L:T:P:S] 3:0:0:0
Data Storage: Bits and Their Storage, Main Memory, Mass Storage, Representing Information as Bit Patterns,
The Binary System, Storing Integers, Storing Fractions.
Data Manipulation: Computer Architecture, Machine Language, Program Execution, Arithmetic/Logic
Instructions, Communicating with Other Devices.
Operating Systems: The History of Operating Systems, Operating System Architecture, Coordinating the
Machine’s Activities, Handling Competition Among Processes, Security.
Algorithms: The Concept of an Algorithm, Algorithm Representation, Algorithm Discovery.
Networking and the Internet: Network Fundamentals, The Internet, The World Wide Web, Internet
Protocols, Security.
Cybersecurity: Overview—What is Cybersecurity?, Brief History of Cybersecurity Events, The Basic
Information Security Model, Cyber Hygiene, Teams in Cybersecurity.
Ethical Issues in Information Technology: Overview, Ownership Rules, Ethics and Online Content.
Software Engineering: The Software Engineering Discipline, The Software Life Cycle, Software Engineering
Methodologies, Modularity, Tools of the Trade.
Database Systems: Database Fundamentals, The Relational Model.
Introduction to HTML and Website Development: What is HTML?, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Website Design and Storyboarding, Structure of a Website.
Computer Graphics: The Scope of Computer Graphics, Overview of 3D Graphics, Modeling, Rendering.
